County guide

Northamptonshire folklore

The Folklore Map has 14 legends tied to real places in Northamptonshire, each one checked against published sources and pinned to the spot where it happened. Among them are 4 mysteries, 3 saints and holy places, 2 ghost stories and 2 customs. The best known are St Rumwold, the three-day saint, Strafford's ghost warns the King and The Drumming Well.

10 of them you can visit for free.

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